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The never-ending problem of free will vs. Freedom regained. Julian baggini (`jg') begins by acknowledging that advances in neuroscience has put wind into the sails of those who would deny free will.
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It deals with the thorny but very significant issue of whether we have freedom of choice
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- This product had a total of 61 reviews as of our last analysis date on Oct 21 2023.
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The never ending problem of free will vs
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The definition of what is necessary for free will is quite possibly a little too strict and it is doubtful that such strictness will ever lead to an acceptance of free will
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But as this book suggests the requirements for the existence of free will are a little too extreme and are not necessary for free will to be true
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If you use the requirements handed down from determinists and apply the requirements for free will it will be practically impossible to prove but this definition could very well be overkill
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One of my many concerns regarding the determinism vs free will debate is the findings from neuroscience but as this book points out what neuroscience has discovered over the past several decades does not necessarily draw free will’s claims into question
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Determinists have leaped upon these findings and declared them as definitive proof of the illusion of free will but freedom regained shows that this is not the case at all
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It can be persuasively argued that we cannot do other than we do in any moment given our genetics social and historical context past experiences and choices current moods thoughts priorities etc but does this mean we are not responsible for our actions e
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Julian has given a very brief overview of main streams of thought when it comes to free will and somewhat very closely related mind philosophy
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